Acestrorhamphidae

Makunaima guaporensis

Makunaima guaporensis

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Makunaima guaporensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. This species is endemic to the Rio Madeira drainage system in Bolivia and Brazil. M. guaporensis was first formally described as Astyanax guaporensis in 1911 by the German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann, with its type locality given as the Rio Guaporé at Maciel, Brazil.